Judge of Probate Court - Non-Incumbent - 6 Year Terms
Wayne County, Michigan
My vote power
Normal
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Normal · 58 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 1,772,259 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(10,077,761 ÷ 1,772,259) ÷ ln(50,000) = 58.03, measured against a statewide vote in MI (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Sarah Colegrove is a Wayne County attorney with more than 30 years of experience concentrated in probate and estate law. Her practice includes civil litigation, mediation, and arbitration, and a probate court appointed her special fiduciary for a contested estate.
Records: Legal Competence 1 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Nonpartisan · declared
Suzanne R. Fanning is an Ann Arbor attorney with more than 20 years of experience, practicing probate law and probate litigation. Her work covers guardianships, trust and will contests, estate administration, and protecting seniors from financial exploitation.
Records: Legal Competence 3 for
Nonpartisan · declared
Vanessa Marie Moss is a Detroit attorney admitted in 2002 whose practice covers family law, probate, juvenile matters, and criminal defense. She has served on the State Bar of Michigan Family Law Council and worked as a judicial assistant at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice.
Sources: waynecountymi.gov2